The door creaked open and in stepped Aeolus, with... a grave expression on his face. He withdrew his (pink) cloak's hood, and swallowed hard, before speaking.
"Indeed you do," said the voice of someone standing behind him.
As Falcomon moved into the room slowly, a man with a Phascomon on his shoulder made his presence known... as well as the fact that there was a weapon pressed against Aeolus's back.
At the sound of Kurata's voice, and then actually seeing the man in the room, there was but the briefest flicker of something in Siarnaq's expression before the Mega Man's face resumed it almost blank stare.
"WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT," Siarnaq said, already taking in the fact that there is a weapon at Aeolus' back and trying to figure out if he could move quick enough to make Kurata regret it. Without the Wind Mega Man being harmed, but for now made no move. "SPEAK QUICKLY, KURATA."
"Oh, nothing much," snickered Kurata. "I'm just a man who wants to rebuild his empire... and even though Aeolus here got too big for his britches, I assume we both still have common goals."
Cackling, he drew his weapon arm away from Aeolus. "I don't even think I need my Gizmon Laser... we're all friends here, aren't we?"
Siarnaq merely stared at Kurata, silently snorting at Kurata referring to them as 'friends'. But before he could say something...
"You're kind of barking up the wrong tree, Nerdlinger," Tsukaimon said, having entered the room as some point after Kurata had. "Creepy doesn't have friends, just people he doesn't brutally murder."
"Ah, yes," said Kurata. He strolled over to a chair and sat down like he owned the place.
"We've both suffered heavy defeats, and we both have important goals. I suggest the three of us enter into an alliance again... that way we can rebuild what we've already lost. Simple as that, Mr. Siarnaq."
Aeolus... had taken to staring at the wall. He was making an effort not to look at Siarnaq or Kurata.
Siarnaq remained perched on the couch, and tilted his head to one side as Kurata spoke.
"... YOU FORGET SOMETHING, KURATA." he said, finally moving off the couch and walking over to the chair the man had sat in.
"WE MEGA MEN ARE WHOLE, WE HAVE NOT LOST ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE WHILE YOU?" then their was a subtle shift in how Siarnaq is holding himself, as he tightened his hold on Model P. "Are nothing and have nothing I want. Why shouldn't I just kill you here and now, hm?"
Aeolus turned, and focused on the Shadow Mega Man now.
"That is not necessary. Kurata is right... we have lost something. Or original goal... our methods... they've all changed, and we are now outlaws in this land. Kurata is no different from us."
He smiled at the doctor... and offered him his hand.
"I think that I'd be glad to work with you again..."
Kurata wasn't the only one with a wide eyed look, as Siarnaq stepped back slightly and stared. He also gave Aeolus look that pretty much was asking the same question as Kurata.
"hoee, didn't think the priss had it in him," muttered Tsukaimon.
"The meaning of this?" said Aeolus, with a smile on his face.
"The meaning of this... is that I made a promise to two people who are very dear to me. A promise that I would not repeat the mistakes of my past, and to find a different way of changing the world."
He laughed darkly. "You're a fool, Doctor Kurata. I betrayed you once already. I may be a different man, but you think you can manipulate me?!"
Aeolus laughed again.
"I've been used as a pawn by someone much smarter than you, and he managed to keep a lid on his schemes for several hundred years. Kurata... you're a joke."
"Siarnaq," he said. "We have a guest..."
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As Falcomon moved into the room slowly, a man with a Phascomon on his shoulder made his presence known... as well as the fact that there was a weapon pressed against Aeolus's back.
"Hello there," Akihiro Kurata said, cheerfully.
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"WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT," Siarnaq said, already taking in the fact that there is a weapon at Aeolus' back and trying to figure out if he could move quick enough to make Kurata regret it. Without the Wind Mega Man being harmed, but for now made no move. "SPEAK QUICKLY, KURATA."
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Cackling, he drew his weapon arm away from Aeolus. "I don't even think I need my Gizmon Laser... we're all friends here, aren't we?"
Aeolus just remained silent.
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"You're kind of barking up the wrong tree, Nerdlinger," Tsukaimon said, having entered the room as some point after Kurata had. "Creepy doesn't have friends, just people he doesn't brutally murder."
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"Then perhaps it'd be better to call ourselves... potential allies," he said, wiping his face with his sleeve.
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And while that happened Siarnaq had slipped a certain object into one of his hands.
"QUIT BABBLING AND SPIT IT OUT, HUMAN."
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"We've both suffered heavy defeats, and we both have important goals. I suggest the three of us enter into an alliance again... that way we can rebuild what we've already lost. Simple as that, Mr. Siarnaq."
Aeolus... had taken to staring at the wall. He was making an effort not to look at Siarnaq or Kurata.
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"... YOU FORGET SOMETHING, KURATA." he said, finally moving off the couch and walking over to the chair the man had sat in.
"WE MEGA MEN ARE WHOLE, WE HAVE NOT LOST ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE WHILE YOU?" then their was a subtle shift in how Siarnaq is holding himself, as he tightened his hold on Model P. "Are nothing and have nothing I want. Why shouldn't I just kill you here and now, hm?"
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Aeolus turned, and focused on the Shadow Mega Man now.
"That is not necessary. Kurata is right... we have lost something. Or original goal... our methods... they've all changed, and we are now outlaws in this land. Kurata is no different from us."
He smiled at the doctor... and offered him his hand.
"I think that I'd be glad to work with you again..."
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Stared at Aeolus and what he had just said. And what he was doing. Siarnaq merely made a strangled sound.
As Tsukaimon started to crack up.
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"Once again," said Kurata, as he offered the Megaman his hand, "you prove to be extremely cunning, Mr. Aeolus..."
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Then, before Kurata could react, he pulled back on his arm... just as he drew a knife from his belt and shoved it into Kurata's side.
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"You... you... what is the meaning of this?!"
He fell backwards, gasping for air as blood poured out of his wound.
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"hoee, didn't think the priss had it in him," muttered Tsukaimon.
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"The meaning of this... is that I made a promise to two people who are very dear to me. A promise that I would not repeat the mistakes of my past, and to find a different way of changing the world."
He laughed darkly. "You're a fool, Doctor Kurata. I betrayed you once already. I may be a different man, but you think you can manipulate me?!"
Aeolus laughed again.
"I've been used as a pawn by someone much smarter than you, and he managed to keep a lid on his schemes for several hundred years. Kurata... you're a joke."
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